Re: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery n bday.

[Stacy Harim]

Funny, my brothers bday is the 5th and one of my best friends.  July is a good month or a bad month for a bday.  I live in a tourist town at the beach and all my friends work that day b/c it's the busiest day of the summer.  Even I worked when I waited tables.  I made loads of money.  I took off the 4th b/c it's slow or just an early rush before dark.  When I was in school, all my friends were on vacation that month so in the past it was always with my family.  Now I spend it alone usually which is no big deal but I do go to the fireworks with my friends or family if they are in town.  I live across the bay from the beach and can get a great view from an empty lot down the street so we don’t have to deal with the traffic which is great.   Stacy (almost 32) ----- Original Message ----- From: RollinOn To: disabledofamerica ; quad-list@eskimo.com ; Stacy Harim Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery I have no advice Stacy but I hope you're healed in time for your B-day on the 3rd so get well soon.   My B-day is on the 5th btw turning 41 this year, damn I'm getting old!     Mark    -------Original Message-------   From: Stacy Harim Date: 05/28/06 15:02:58 To: disabledofamerica; Quad-List Subject: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery   OK, so I finally decided to go for the flap and it is on Wed.  I'm really nervous.  The sore is tiny but deep so he is cutting my leg to move the muscle to the sore which is almost to my butt.    So I have questions.  I didn't realize how much he's going to cut me.  He said he is going to cut a v then a straight line towards my knee which is a long cut.  I don’t have feeling but I do feel the pain from this sore and I have a bad reaction from morphine through IV so I'm scared of the pain and healing time.  The doc says about a month.  Have any of you gone through anything similar to this?  Also the sore is on my left side and in the past my bowel program only worked on that side.  I'm concerned about that as well with all of those staples in my leg.    Any advice or information I might be missing out on I would love it.  My bday is July 3 and I would love to be healed by then.  I am staying in the hospital one to two weeks then coming home.  My neighbor who helps me with the waiver is going to make sure I have meals.  She only works a minimal amount of time with me but between her and her mom, they are going to make sure I'm taken care of.  THANK GOD I DON’T HAVE TO GO TO A REHAB OR NURSING FACILITY.  Whenever I go for testing at the hospital the staff is really nice so I hope the nurses are as well.   Oh and if you pray I would appreciate them,   Stacy